Protect Peaceful Protests Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 5, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Peaceful Protests Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Justice from designating Drug Enforcement Administration officers to perform law enforcement duties that do not relate to drug investigations. It also generally prohibits the U.S. Marshals Service from deputizing other law enforcement officers and the Department of Homeland Security from designating additional employees to protect federal property during a protest unless there is a request by a state, Indian tribe, territory, or the District of Columbia.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 5, 2021 to Nov 17, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Oct 5, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Nov 17, 2021 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2021 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 | |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2021 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Oct 5, 2021 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Oct 6, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Oct 6, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 5, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 5, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 175, October 5, 2021, page H5601.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-8 | BUILDING SMARTER: THE BENEFITS OF INVESTING IN RESILIENCE AND MITIGATION121 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Mar 18, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5240 | Protect Peaceful Protests Act | Reintroduced Bill | Aug 21, 2023 |
| HR 8609 | Protect Peaceful Protests Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 19, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To limit the extent to which certain Federal law enforcement agencies may be permitted to conduct law enforcement functions in a jurisdiction without the approval of such jurisdiction, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protect Peaceful Protests Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 5, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
